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Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
NEGROES LEAVING.

There is a regular exodus of people
from Oconee and Anderson counties, S.
G., to Texas. Recehtly,a "A special through
car, containing sixty or seventy sous,
left that place bound for jefferson. An.
other similar cur leaves in q few day:
loaded with emigrants who are mainly
from Anderson county. There are still
others TO follow, aud il the thing con
tinues many months at the present rate
the population of these counties will d,
materially reduced. Frequent converse
tions with the emigrants develop no spe
cial reasons for the exodus further than
general desire TO better their fortunes
Several bad crop years in succession have
caused dissatisfaction and depression
among the farmers, and this season hav
ing brought in more money than usual
many are using their surplus cash t.
reach a more favorable country.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
THE ANARCHIST WOMEN.

Nina Van Zanit is believed to be dy-
ing at Chicago, III. Food has not passed
her lips since August Spies perished on
the scaffold. The only nourishment she
has partakcn Of in all that time, has been
a little fruit aud an occasional drink of
milk. She persists in declaring that she
cannot cat, and that she does not need
food. Capt. Setback and the officers OF
The Chicago avenue station Indignantly
deny the story, and which Mrs. Parsons
is said to have told, that after her arrsst
She was put into a cell of the Chicago
avenue station, where she was visited by
several police officers and asked by them
TO disrobe to the skin and be searched,
the officers believing that she had q bomb
conc alcd on her person. According to
her story, she Indignantly refused, and
,ras then undrcssed by the officers, who
denied her request to have the matron
called to make the search. Her clothes,
she says, were literally all torn off her.
and for three hours, or until after the
execution, she was left stark naked in
her cell to be gazed at by policemen.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

A large quantity Of dynamite, kept in
q tool box on one Of the main streets IN
HYDE Park, Lackawanna county, Pc, ex
ploded aud caused great destruction OF
property. The drugstore Of John |.
Davis was destroyed. Every window in
the building was smashed. For nearly
two blocks, buildings were considerably
injured and a shock was felt for nit
around. Contractor Phillips, who was
endeavOring to ascertain the cause Of the
smoke issuing from the tOOl.box, was
caught unawarcs by the explosion, blown
across the street and dangerously in.
jured. Several children IN the street
were knocked down by the force of the
explosion, aud many persons escaped
the flying fragments as II by miracle.
The dynamite was used in the constrac.
tion Of sewers, and some Of it WAS placed
upon a heater TO be kept in readiness for
blasting.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

The New York State Agricultural So
cieiy isprcparing to hold twpntg farmers
Institutes this winter wiihthe appropria-
aiion made By the last Legislature. The
community in which m institute is held
will Be expected to furnish suitable
place for meeting, and warm and light
the same, and furnish music, II such is
desired, al evening sessions. one third
Of the speakers, which may ia.luie any
ladies who may bc abe 10 interest aud
instruct the spectators, arc to prepare
short articles on such Subjects as shall
most concern the locality, the industry
@ be earouaged or dissolragcl always
20 he among the topics 10: dicn sion. II
will " necessary that two couatics be
accommodated IL each institute, N there
are nearly sixty counties 10 The state
which these Institutes are intended to
cnlighten. II is claimed the few insti.
tntcs held last winter lave shown tie
great power they pose a. educational
helps IN arousing the farmers to a closer
study Of their pursuit aud a more care.
ful watching Of their interests.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
ABOUT PuOsPHATEs.

Special Phosphate Commissioner
Roche's forthcoming annual report to the
South Carolina Legislature shows the
condition of the great phosphate industry
of South Carolina to be in a very serious
condition. The stock on hand is very
large, aud the market extremely dull,
producers being absolutely at the mercy
Of buyers. Several companies have sus-
pended operations, and unless a change
takes place, further suspensions are immi-
nent. Producers are compelled to force
sales to bring in the amount necessary to
keep their works in operation. The
commissioner says the situation is ex-
tremely grave, and calls for immediate
relief from the Genetal Assembly. Over
500, 600 tons Of rock was mined during
the past year. OF this, a little over
200, 900 tons was river rock, on which
the royalty paid to the state was s9O9,'
600.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
nONORING JASPER.

A meeting OF large number Of com.
mittees from the various organizations Of
Savannah, Ca, took place a. the uri-
house, 10 consider what ceremonies sho'ild
accompany the unveiiing Of the mo9a-
ment TO Sergeant jasper. This event il
to take place on the 22d of February
next, washington's birthday. II vas
decided TO make the nnveiling the occ ).
sion Of grand gala period. TIE uHycil.
ing will be done with imposing civic aud
military pageantTy, tn be succeeded IN
the 23d and 2ith Dy elaborate fcstiriiies,
including n trades display, pyrotcchnic
exhibition, yacht racing, rifle and gun
club contests, horse racing and military
parades by the Savannah soldierg aud
their guests, q fantastic procession. q
firemen's contest and other fIrms cf d.
version.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
Dull Times Mes:.

Eastern Man--''ITow is business In
Prairie Cityi"
Western Man-"Eycrytling's dead:
don't know what the c' untry Is coming
to-"
L. M-"why, hearl ten new factO-
RIGS were going up th'rc."
". M-"Yos, that So
T.. N. And new board of trade
hal eta tel in opposition TO the old
one"
". M.-.'Ycs. tclic: 80
L. M.-"And I was tod four hIndrcd
new houts were 10 cJurs, uf CUnstruc.
ton"
W. M.-"Ycs. s'l'o.e that's about the
number"
Il. M.-"Bm you say things arcdull."
". M.--"Dull's 70 name fnr il dead.
absolutely dead. Why, sic, 'takct out
a suburb, only fifty mites away, into
tSeuty foot lots at si0.G1n u o.. an [
amt sold blamed one Of en- IT'D.
bits.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
THE SAPoLEONs.

II the friends of Prince Victor Napo.
leon are to be believed, the chanc #
that gentleman's enjoying what he and
they deem TO be his rights, are increasing
daily, and the time Is not far distant
when Napoleon will bc again at ilic
head Of French affairs. His little court
at Brussels is the resort Of ~ many Of the
discontented and ambitious that il is nUl
unlikely that the Belgian government
will fofestall the French rcmonstrang
and speedily request him to relieve that
government of his presence. Prince
Victor Is very popular with the Belgians,
who pay him many fatteriing attentions.
and profess their belief that in him the
Napoleon dynasty will be revived.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
THE WORLD OYER.
EPITOME OF THE INTERESTING
4s NEWS OF THE DAY.- .....
The Irish Troubirs-I.abor Agitation Every.
whcre--what Is Doing North, East;
West ard Across the seas.


West ard Across the seas.
In recent raids upon Nihilists in lead
ing towns of Russia, 1870 persons were ar
rested. Nine officers under arrest com.
mitted suicide. a~s& w. .5 %
The Catholic Assembly of Pesth. has
voted to pres mt to the Pope an address
signed by 1900, 900 men, and 6,000 wo-
men. Church collections to be presented
tothe Pope amount to $85, 900.
Russia is massing 800, 900 soldiers near
the German and Austrian frontiers. Po-
lish Jews are said 10 be keeping Germany
Informed Of Russia's movements. Prince
Bismirc is expected TO call the atten-
tion Of the Reichstag to the matter.
Fielden and Schwab, the Chicago, ILL.,,
anarchists, were, for the first time, Wis
tied by their wives at the prison at Jo-
Iiet. The visi; was received in the wait
ing room. Both prisoners donned citi-
zcns' clothes, as is the custom when con-
yicts receive relatives. Both men ex-
hibitcd considerable feeling. The meet
ing was affecting, but not demonstrative.
Two thousand English crofters on the
Isle of Lewis, supplied with rifles, tents,
etc, have began campaign to extermi-
nate deer in the forests. They allege
that six thousand crofters are starving,
who ought 10 be living on the land now
given up to the deer, and they declare
that in adopting their present course
they are acluated by sheer necessity.
A fire at Mound City, Illinois, de,
stroyed ihirty-fve buildings, including
two blocks. The residences of Mayor
McCracken, Senator Hogan. two hotels,
two livery stables, the Patriot printing
office, three dry goods stores and two
saloons were among those burned. A
great many families w'rc rendered
homeless. Anegro was arrested, charged
with incendiarism.
The steamer Telephone was burned al
the waters edge in Astoria, Oregon
while on her regular trip from Portland
with $50 passengers. Just US she ap
preached the city, fire was discoverlC
on her lower decks and soon envelope(
the vessel, but the boat was run at full
speed into the bank, and every man, wo
man and child escaped except one man
who was badly burned and will probably
die.
Martin Van Sass and Robert Wald wer
arrested in Boston, Mass, for the larcen,
Of $3.50, 900 of the stockiof the Brunswick
Land Improvement & Colonization Com
pany of Georgia. The larceny was com
mitted at the Old Colony depot on No
vember 4th, being reported 10 the polic'
by Col. A. J. Rogers. president Of tn
Company. The stock is not listed upoI
the stock exchange and nothing is know
as TO its value.
Prof. Seguin and DIR. Godfrey dis
sected the carcass of the elephant, Alice
burned in the fire at Barnum & Bailey
winter quarters at Bridgeport. Conn. Il
her stomach was found over three thou
sand pennies, part Of a pocket knife
four cane ferrulcs, piece of lead pip
and some pebbles. Mr.. Barnum has Of
fered a reward of $1,000 for information
that will lead to the capture of the in
ccndiary who fred the buildings.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
aEoRGIAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

= Miss Annie Rodgers, one Of the bright.
est students Of the Cincinnati, Ohio, Col-
lcge of Music, beautiful brunette ut 20,
made desperate attempt at self d..
structiOn. She first took morphine aud
then half ounce Of laudanum. and ior IL
time her life was despaircd Of, hut her
physician fiaally succeeded In restoring
her to consciousness. She went 10 Gin
cinnati from Atlanta. Ga. several inualhs
ago, and has been living In Che family Of
Mr.. Footc. She has been studying
very hard, and Il is fear
cd that her mind IL affected
For several weeks she has been aetiug
strangely, aud complaining that she wa'
not progressing satisfactorily In her
studips. @#
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

Mr. J. @. A. Ward has received the
commission for the statue Of Henry Ward
Beechcs 70 y erected in Brooklyn. The
contract i for life size figure ID bronze,
the consideration being s2j,0O0. The
fund raised for the work is somewhat
more than the above sum, and consider.
able additions have accrued from the
culogy delivered by nr. Joseph Parker at
the Brooklyn Academy Of Music. This
surplus win beappropriated 10 granite
pedestal which VIII be paneled with bas
reliefs representing characteristic scenes
in Afr. Pcechcrs career.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

Thirty.two yearsago, when Mrs. Helen
Fralick was alittle girl, sic was stolen
from her parents in Chicago while her
mother was guest at the former Lake
street hotel. Mother and daughter never
met from that day till short time ago,
when her mother called At her house in
Syracuse, N. X, and fully identified her
long.lost daughter. A scar on Mrs.
Fralick's chin and portion Of one Of
her fingers being cut oil. both Of which
marks she had borne since childhood,
satisfied the mother that she had foaad
her child.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

A fine Lcghorn rooster residing in
Salem, ILL.,, has developed taste for
music. When one Of the young ladies
in the family where he abides seats her
self at the piano, he hu.rics into the room
through the door or window, flies upon
the instrument and, after regarding the
keys for short time, pounds ont notes
that seem to flIhim with delight. Hap
pily for the inmates 81 the house, Mr..
Rooster does notattempt to sing, though
it is feared be may one day find he A,s a
voice and insist on It's cultivation.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
NO. II.
DENOUNCED THE SYSTEM.

A state convention of worl1ingmen
has been called to meet in Staunton, Va,
on January Goth, 1888. Prominent
members of labor organizations will be
present. The object is declared to be to
take steps to establish state bureau of
labor statistics and to abolish the convict
contract plan; to consider the public
schools system with view to its greater
efficiency, and other measures Of interest
to the working people. 4.s
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
THE WOMAN pARDoSED.

Governor Gordon recently pardOnud
Isabella Rooney, the only white woman
IN the Georgia pcnitentiary. Isabella
was sent up from Clay county for murder,
and has been confined at the ChattahOo,
chce brick yard camp since June. 1885.
The murder for which she was convicted
was performed by Willis Hudson, hall
brother, Isabella and her mother being
accessories. The murdered man wa,
Marion Millirous, and the trouble TINT
eventually led to the killing arose uvci
The use Of a spring from which both fam.
lilies obtained water. Willis Hudson,
the murderer, was hanged, MIS-. Rooney
died in Jail aud Isabella was sentenced
to hard labor for life.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
srnIKg or RAILROAD MEN.

There Il no change In the switchmen's
strike al the South Pacific yar,ls at iioiIs.
ion, Texas. The strikers make no
threats Of resistance but say ih't the
company cannot get men to make the
trains up. The switchmcn In the Mis-
souri Pacific yards made a dem md for an
increase of wages from ~ u S2.jb per
day. On being refused The advance, they
also struck. while the night switchmcn 10
tl,e Texas Central yards, IL order % avoid
handling the freight for tic Southern
Pacific company, ali resigned their posi-
tinns,
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
D,RgCT TO AFRICA.

A company to establish q steamship
line Of transportation and trade between
the Southern Atlantic ports aud the
Congo region of Africa, has been iucor'
noraicd II Baltimore. Nd, with ctpi.
ial IL s.. 600. 900. IL Is called the Unit
ted States aud Congo steamship Emigra'
ton Company, and has organize bY The
eitrtioa ii Henry cnS A. president aid
t,tpgrr W. Nelson as Wrrot1i! Htd treas
utrr n will run il iiEe nj stetntets tr
cary pusrrRcr,. freight and ni#i'', anl
lie steamers will touch q, the Ftfts II
baltimore. Newport News, Chaflssiot
and Savannah ; also al the Canary Islands.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
METHODIST CONFERENCES.

The twenty.iirst annual session Of tht
Georgia Annual Conference Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church. convened in The
Marietta Street Methodist church, at At.
lania. Bishop William \. Nindc, u
Topeka, Kansas, was expected 10 pre-.
side, but owing TO Ill health, could not
bc present. Bishop John n. Walden, oi
Chattanooga, Tenn, presided.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

Another notable announcement In tho
line Of industrial cxpositiunacomes lram
Great Britain. Anintcrnational exhibi.
ton Of industry, science and art IL TO be
held in Glasgow, Scotland, extending
from May 10 October, fsss Tie usual
patronage ~ Cu1ca Victoria, the Prince
Of Wales, and other nola5ili.ics Is ritsd
in the prospectus. 4 guarantee fund
Of over a250.O0O stealing has already
been subscribed. For the exhibition
buildings . site Of over sixty acres area
Ans been granted blythe city Of Glasgow.
There seems % he every prospect Of the
exhibition being a great success. The
gronndsare interscrtcl 81 the river Rei.
yin, ninety feet wide, eighiy.six feet
deep, which Ii Ia suggested, may be util.
lied Tor marine exhibits. The general
plan includes the classification of The cS,
hibiis into twenty two classes. and two
special divisions for womens work and
artisans exhibits. Exhibits pf the tins
arts are also solicited, and for these. nj
well a. The two iast.named divisions, no
charge will be made for foorspacc. No
awards are, according 10 ptesen, intcn.
tions,to be made tocxhibitors, the coun.
Oil believing that the simple. exhibition
o. The articles in ~ important / centre n
Glasgow should be snllcicnt incentive
TO secure large contributions from oil
parts Of the world.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
REV X. or l., ORGANIZATION.

The seeding Knights Ct Labor had
meeting in Chicago, Ill. There were
number of delegates from assemblies in
Chicago and elsewhere. The spirit man
tested was determination to form sep
arate organization. One of the speakers
declared that the seceders would obtain
control of the Knight Of Labor organiza-
tions in all the large cities inside Of three
months.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
H1LLsB0RO, n c. THURSDAY, DECEMBER |, 1884,

The President has approved the rec
ommendation Of the Secretary of the
Treasury that the revenue marine vessels
Gitlatin, Hamilton, Dallas, Woodbury.,
Dexter, Colfax, Ewing and Grant, to
cruise in the vicinity Of dangerous coasts
during the Winter, for the purpose of rem
dering assistance to vessels in distress.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

The new library building recently be-
gun in Washington, for which Congress
appropriated something like $1,000, 600,
viii be the largest structure in the Fed
eral Capital, with single exception.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
She Wanted 10 Sing.

"Shall I sing fos sou ''co~gr, some
simple ballad. dear. attut.d 10 i1u dtaih.
less love VIC baarcari, c'hrs. >'t"assed,
and her manner irdi, a'cl how gIadIy
she would do anything fyr George.
"Ics. sweetheart. fepici ticorge,
in a low, sweet tone, sing Darling,
| am growing DID,"
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

Statistics show that the consumption
Of sugar in the last fifty years has gone
up from about fifteen to seventy pound d
per head; Of tea from one and one quar-
ter to four and three-quarters pounds
per head; Of tobacco from cighty-six
hundredths to one and forty hundredths
pounds per head, and SO on. "a. =
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
A MENTAL WRECK.

Senator Jones, of Florida, still in De-
troit, Mich, is fast becoming mental
wreck. He is in debt to nearly all the
hotels and restaurants, and has been
obliged to seek humble quarters and is
suffering for something to eat.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
VOTED DOWN.

In the Methodist Conference at Dan
vile. Va, resolutions were discussed
mking strong grounds against Sunday
trains. hut no action was taken. Amend
mont. condemning Sunday steamboats,,
stree. cars and Sunday papers were in
ir,,ducc.l. but voted down.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
KINGLY CLAIMANT.

Don Juan, father of Don Carlos, of
Spain, died recently, at Brighton, Eng
land. Don Carlos claims that by the
death of his father he becomes the legiti-
mate king of France as well as Spain,
by virtue of his place in the Bourbon fam.
ily.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01

The art Of paper making has reached
point where . growing tree may be
cut down, madeinto paper, and turned
out as a newspaper, all within thirty-six
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-01
! WASHINGTON ITEMS.
PIG7 gRES OF THE DOINGS At
{, TILE NiTIoN1L CAPITAL &
The nrpartmrnts Gcttlna Down to Business
tgnin-Thr Nations Finances -appoint-
meHis and Removais-P Personals.

: ~ AkNlH-IHF ftuluVr5-hpputut-
meHis and Remoya's-Personais
FEARS ASSASSINATION.
The English representatives on the
Canadian fisheries commission, especially
Joseph Chamberlain, are accompanied by
rquad Of Finkerton detectives, four in
number. A friend Of Mr.. Chamberlain
states that the Englishman does not fear
any violence, but the British minister
has Employed Pinkerton's men to keep
faithful attendance upon him, sleeping
or waking, while in the United States.
All night one OF these detectives guards
his sleeping apartments. When he goes
to his meals, which he invariably insists
shall be served in ;hc public dining.
room, the Plnkerton agents occupy seats
at the adjoining table until he has fin
ishcd. They are always armed, and when
he goes out for walk or drive they
are always near him.
DENIED THE WRIT.
4 decision was rendered by the United
States Supreme Court, upon application
nf William NJ. Henry. of South Caro-.
lima, for writ Of habeas corpus. Henry
Is now a prisoner in Albany pcnitentiary,
serving out second sentence for the Of
fense Of using the mails 10 carry out
scheme Of fraud, an offense of which
he was found guilty in the United States
district court for the western district of
South Carolina on the 11th of Septem-
Der, 1856. The prisoner maintains that
under section 5,4s0 Of the Revised Stat
utes he could not be legally condemned
TO more than one term Of imprisonment
for ofTcnses committed within the same
six calendar months, and that he has
already served out one term, and should
lie released. This court. however, holds
that his series of fraudulent acts did not
constitute one continuous olTense, for
which he could receive only one pun.
ishmeut, and that the court had legal
power to sentence him 20 two or three
consecutive terms Of imprisonment, for
two or three separate acts Of fraud. The
motion for a rule to show cause why the
writ OF habeas corpus should not issue,
was denied
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-04-29
Whit The Animals Fnt.

Circus goers are often awestrucIz al
thought of the enormous amounts tb,
proprietors must have to pay for the eta
ble board" of their Gagged exhibits. But
as a matter of fact the feeding Of tht
animals does not amount to as much as
might be imagined. There are certain
classes of animals known to circus men
as hay animals, bread animals, meat ami.
mails, etc. Three hundred pounds OF
meat, three tons of hay, and $50 pounds
of bread will be an ample daily supply
for the whole menager.e or any of the
big shows. When the snakes eat. which
is only once in three months, they must
be fed with doves, rabbits or pigeons.
1t takes the romance out or ones ear.
ly knowledge of natural history to hear
a well posted circus man say that it is
all nonsense to talk about snakes fascin.
ating their prey. When hungry, he IS
sorts, snakes will strike any live animal
within each and lay hold Of it without
any preliminary movement. When u
snake has particularly good appetite
sc will getaway with live or x bi-Js 1T
single cal.-IGollcu Arposv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-04-29
ORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND, APRIL 20, 1887.
Snnirhndr PnYs.


Some find it convenient to live at their ease.
And all obligations TO shirk;
On every occasion TO do as they please,
And give no attention TO work
As idlers and sluggards, as loungers and
drones,
They follow their indolent ways.
By being thus Ink, increasing the tax
That somebody pays.
Free lunches, free passes, they have at com
mand,
Rich gifts that 10 others are lost,
And gayly they feast on the fat of the land,
And travel regardless Of cost.
But for all the lne banqusts, the wear and
the tear
OF public or private displays,
Though you may go free. t as sure as can
10
That somebody pays.
Some boast Of the credit they freely obtain,
The taxes ON which they're exempt,
And TO cancel the favors received, it is plain
They've rlade MT a single attempt
With honor at stake, they consent to remain
In debt to the end Of their days,
And with insolent pride, free horse" they
ride,
For which somebody pays.
Some go through the world with a niggardly
heart
And carry a miserly purse,
While Others with liberal zeal, do their part,
And freely their treasures disburse;
And for hours Of idlcness we may enjoy,
For losses and needless delays,
For waste and neglect, it is well to reflect
That somebody pays.
Josephine Pollard